Chit fund scam: Another chit fund agent kills himself
by IANS
Kolkata: A deposit firm agent committed suicide, while police quizzed a CEO of a company under the Saradha group banner Monday as West Bengal continued to grapple with the fallout of the chit fund scam, purported to be the biggest financial scandal to hit the state.

Ujjwal Samaddar, 27, who worked for Sanmarg, a chit fund company, was found hanging on Sunday in his home in north 24 Parganas district's Basirhatt.

He was being hounded by depositors who have been seeking refund of their money after the Saradha Group went bust in April 2013, police said.

In another incident, a school student who had invested nearly Rs 75,000 in the Saradha Group, is battling for his life in a hospital after he consumed pesticide on Sunday....more    
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In 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', while on a road trip through Spain with his friends, Hrithik Roshan stops to make a video conference call with a Japanese client. What is the name of the client? 
12:01 AM, May 11, 2013

In 'Andaz Apna Apna', where do Aamir and Salman's characters, Amar and Prem, travel to in the hope of wooing Raveena and getting married to her? Winners:

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In 'Kai Po Che', best friends Ishaan, Omi and Govind set up a sports shop and a cricket academy in Ahmedabad with the money lent to them by Omi's uncle. What do they name their academy?

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10:40 PM, Apr 12, 2013

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11:10 PM, Mar 29, 2013

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10:58 PM, Mar 22, 2013

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11:02 PM, Mar 15, 2013

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11:06 PM, Mar 08, 2013

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11:10 PM, Mar 01, 2013

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11:19 PM, Feb 22, 2013

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11:37 PM, Feb 01, 2013

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11:09 PM, Jan 25, 2013

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11:30 PM, Jan 18, 2013

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11:06 PM, Jan 11, 2013

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(2) Take a look at this picture from a popular Hollywood film. The actors have been removed, but can you name the film?



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Finding Nemo

Shrek

Madagascar

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